While Elon Musk's proposed "tabless battery cell" was once only a theory, Panasonic is now teaming with Tesla to scale the 4680 for production. What challenges lie ahead?
While Elon Musk's proposed "tabless battery cell" was once only a theory, Panasonic is now teaming with Tesla to scale the 4680 for production. What challenges lie ahead?
While adaptive driving beam (ADB) headlights could prevent millions of nighttime car accidents, this technology is…
While adaptive driving beam (ADB) headlights could prevent millions of nighttime car accidents, this technology is currently banned in the U.S. What advancements are U.S. drivers missing out on?
TDK recently announced the so-called "lowest power waterproof MEMS barometric pressure sensor." Why did TDK choose…
TDK recently announced the so-called "lowest power waterproof MEMS barometric pressure sensor." Why did TDK choose capacitive MEMS as the go-to architecture for low power?
In the nanometer era, IC complexity grows faster than die areas. EDA companies are stepping up with tools to streamline…
In the nanometer era, IC complexity grows faster than die areas. EDA companies are stepping up with tools to streamline physical verification.
With air quality becoming a larger concern, could personalized air quality sensors become the next way to measure local pollution?
With air quality becoming a larger concern, could personalized air quality sensors become the next way to measure local pollution?
The safety of semiconductor manufacturing employees is a top priority. Still, these facilities handle toxic materials…
The safety of semiconductor manufacturing employees is a top priority. Still, these facilities handle toxic materials that can pose a hazard to human health.
New research proposes a smart glass technology that could save energy in buildings by up to 35%.
New research proposes a smart glass technology that could save energy in buildings by up to 35%.
ADAS innovation happens at the chip level. Here are the big-name players honing in on autonomous SoCs to advance the…
ADAS innovation happens at the chip level. Here are the big-name players honing in on autonomous SoCs to advance the possibility of self-driving cars.
Consumer sleep technology is becoming a staple in biometric reading. Now, Google has released a radar chip that more…
Consumer sleep technology is becoming a staple in biometric reading. Now, Google has released a radar chip that more easily tracks and analyzes sleep quality.
Amidst a burgeoning medical device market, choosing the correct IoT antenna means balancing competing requirements,…
Amidst a burgeoning medical device market, choosing the correct IoT antenna means balancing competing requirements, including frequency of operation, PCB space, and cost.
GlobalFoundries, SK Hynix, and Intel have all announced plans to either break ground on new manufacturing plants or…
GlobalFoundries, SK Hynix, and Intel have all announced plans to either break ground on new manufacturing plants or expand existing operations.
"Edge intelligence" is becoming more accessible—even to those designers without formal data science training—as new…
"Edge intelligence" is becoming more accessible—even to those designers without formal data science training—as new hardware becomes available.
The outages last month marked yet another setback to an industry that was already having serious trouble with meeting…
The outages last month marked yet another setback to an industry that was already having serious trouble with meeting demand from automakers.
A new component selection tool from UnitedSiC aims to make the design of SiC-based applications more straightforward and…
A new component selection tool from UnitedSiC aims to make the design of SiC-based applications more straightforward and economical.
When designing a circuit, especially in high voltage applications, safety is a major concern. A new isolated gate driver…
When designing a circuit, especially in high voltage applications, safety is a major concern. A new isolated gate driver is bringing under-voltage safety features to SiC FETs.
Micron has announced the sale of its Utah chip factory as it ceases production of a once "revolutionary" memory chip…
Micron has announced the sale of its Utah chip factory as it ceases production of a once "revolutionary" memory chip developed in partnership with Intel.
Why do cryptocurrency mines burn so much power? And how might mining power supply units (PSUs) be different from…
Why do cryptocurrency mines burn so much power? And how might mining power supply units (PSUs) be different from general-purpose PSUs?
E-textile research is common, but efforts to commercialize this technology are not. With setbacks like a reliable power…
E-textile research is common, but efforts to commercialize this technology are not. With setbacks like a reliable power supply and safety, will e-textiles ever make a significant market debut?
This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of…
This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.
Keeping up with Moore's law at semiconductor fabs is not only an economic struggle. It's an issue of process control…
Keeping up with Moore's law at semiconductor fabs is not only an economic struggle. It's an issue of process control technology, too.
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